Official Squape R[eloaded] thread!

[Junny89]

I use a wire cutter.. Grip the base with the cutter handle(plastic covered) and pull

Tried this many times but just end up hurting my self lol

Drippaboi thanks for that I'll do mine like that. However can you measure how far out the cotton goes from the base before you tuck it in to get a idea if mine is similar.

Thanks


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[drippaboi]

I can tell you it's pretty much 1/2 the length of a pad of KGD, which are ~80mm. I use a pair of flush wire cutters to cut the crease along the axis so the two pieces are as close to the same length as possible. All i trimmed on the other end was the point off that puffy part on the left side in pic #2

The other popular brand of Japanese cotton i think is Puffs? Those pads are shorter, denser, and thicker so I would use a much narrower strip if that's what you use - and I don't know if they're long enough to bend the wick like I did first, one might have to fork the wick manually after it's threaded. I've run out otherwise I'd post a pics to compare.

 

[Junny89]

I can tell you it's pretty much 1/2 the length of a pad of KGD, which are ~80mm. I use a pair of flush wire cutters to cut the crease along the axis so the two pieces are as close to the same length as possible. All i trimmed on the other end was the point off that puffy part on the left side in pic #2

The other popular brand of Japanese cotton i think is Puffs? Those pads are shorter, denser, and thicker so I would use a much narrower strip if that's what you use - and I don't know if they're long enough to bend the wick like I did first, one might have to fork the wick manually after it's threaded. I've run out otherwise I'd post a pics to compare.

Well i just rebuilt it using a longer coil to push the tails away. I don't know it kinda looks like a mish mash. Tell me what you think please:

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[drippaboi]

That looks great to me. Cotton is nice and clear of the air hole all around, looks like a good bed around the outer edges, cotton isn't too twisted from placement.

 

[chia]

Try a wider coil? There seems to be cotton overhanging the air hole in the 1st pic. When wet it's gonna sag and rest on the lip of the air hole..

 

[Junny89]

Well was a very bad cotton taste so thought i did it too tight in the coil and too much wick so i redid it. I'm using a 2.5mm id already, do people do 3 in this??

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[jazzvaper]

Well was a very bad cotton taste so thought i did it too tight in the coil and too much wick so i redid it. I'm using a 2.5mm id already, do people do 3 in this??
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On the W deck 3 mm always. B deck users need to chime in...

 

[chia]

I've always used 3mm.. But I would guess 2.5 is fine too..

 

[drippaboi]

Both B and W decks I use 7/64'' (~2.7mm)

Junny - I'll admit I occasionally overpack my coil just a tad which results in a long break in for the cotton - I've always preferred having a bit too much than a bit too little. Depending on how much I'm vaping that day break-in could last for several hours of my day. To get through it I hold the atty right-side up while firing the mod and blow gently through air inlet. Several 10sec rounds of that and the cotton gets broken in pretty well, this is also how I push flavors through the wick when I want to change them out but dont want to, or can't rewick right then. And it's fun to watch the plume of steam billowing from the chimney.

My suggestion would be to just slowly take away a little cotton each time you rewick until you find the sweet spot. From your last few rounds of pics I think how you're tucking into the deck looks good, so now its just a matter of getting the density in the coil how you like it.

 

[Junny89]

Well I've taken it out for the first time, so it's exciting times haha and so far it's going very well, chucked it around and no leaks touch wood. I think i found the solution, used a little less cotton than in the pics above as still was getting cotton tase, and now it's awesome! No cotton taste etc either! I'm going to try 3mm next time and see if it makes a diff.

Do you mean the air holes on the side? Just gently blow through there while firing?


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[drippaboi]

^^^^^^^^

Yep. I set it wide open and blow through about as hard as I would if I were vaping it, let it go until it auto shuts off, wait a moment and repeat.

Gratz on the successful build!

 

[Junny89]

^^^^^^^^

Yep. I set it wide open and blow through about as hard as I would if I were vaping it, let it go until it auto shuts off, wait a moment and repeat.

Gratz on the successful build!

Haha cool ill try that. Well don't want to jinx my self as been vaping it for a few hours now...all good! Excited to try the 3mm build...

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[SavePaperVapor]

Still love using my SquapeR for particular juices, and I think suits this set-up quite well.
Not sure what to tell those that have leaking issues with the B deck, guess I've been lucky and had little issue with it!
3mm 4 wrap spaced 24g Ti, ends up around 0.15 on the XvoStick (my rDNA reads slightly higher, my TT lower, go figure).
These days I tend to use two 6mm wide strips of shiseido cotton side by side (outer layers peeled off) threaded through at the same time. I don't tend to do anything special, just trimmed to fit and making sure there is a little exposed "lip" on the air hole of the B deck.
I guess the large gauge helps. I can stuff cotton in without the coil budging at all, and it won't let the wick sag down.
I'll pull off the cap and take a pic of the B deck in a few.

Where you get that bell cap? About to pull the trigger on a squape and would love one.

 

[dems86]

Where you get that bell cap? About to pull the trigger on a squape and would love one.

VapeRev has them...I got mine from Cloud9, and InTaste also has them I believe. VapinArt would be another place that might have time too.

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[SavePaperVapor]

VapeRev has them...I got mine from Cloud9, and InTaste also has them I believe. VapinArt would be another place that might have time too.

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Nice. I may go cloud 9 because I want the b deck and they give you deck options with the squape so I wouldn't have to buy it separately. Of course that means I won't have a w deck. How's the quality of the caps? Do they crack easily?

 

[dems86]

Nice. I may go cloud 9 because I want the b deck and they give you deck options with the squape so I wouldn't have to buy it separately. Of course that means I won't have a w deck. How's the quality of the caps? Do they crack easily?

Been using my bell cap almost daily for over a couple months without issue

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[vakaion]

@dems86 summed it up nicely for ya @SavePaperVapor
As long as you don't use tank-cracker juices the bell cap should last a long time. Nice tight fit too.
They're frosted as stock, but come clear with metal polish and cloth (or to save time a dremel works as long as you're gentle). There are youtube vids around on that.
Bought mine from Cloud 9 along with a B deck, and have no complaints.

 

[nevillebartos]

Tried this many times but just end up hurting my self lol

Posted this somewhere earlier in this thread, not my video but looks like an excellent method for stuck deck removal



Unrelated - little off color today and ended up going down from to 8 wraps ni200 from my usual 10 out of frustration. Results were magnificent. My only explanation is it's due to being able to keep the coil more directly positioned over the air intake, although I didn't expect the air path to be that direct. With 10 wraps I'd always wind up with coil off to the sides. I'll try tightening up the spacing when I'm in a better mood and see if there's even further gains. Running 65 / 35 @ 30W, stable 420f. 0.15 ohms though.

 

[Junny89]

The video doesn't work?

Well had to rewick the b deck today...thought i got the right amount of cotton, low and behold it leaked again only once though as i did just raise the coil a little bit. So maybe that's why?

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[drippaboi]

Video works, just not on mobile browser - looks almost too easy

I had to rewick my B deck today too and got a gurgle, opened her up and repacked the tails around the outer edges of the deck and all is solved.